‘Rottela Panduga' draws huge influx of devotees to Nellore from across India
The mujavars of the dargah began the day's celebrations by using sandal to signify the beginning of the utsav. After the rituals, the dargah surroundings witnessed a surge of crowds with long queues being formed by the devotees during the day. The most important and highly venerated part of the festival is the 'Gandha Mahotsavam' (sandal paste utsavam), which will take place at the dargah on Monday night.
Muslim devotees queued up to the Bara Shaheed Dargah in very large numbers and offered special prayers, followed by the unique tradition of exchanging rotis at the Swarnala Cheruvu, which is believed to help them fulfill their worldly desires.
This annual festival which began at the Bara Shaheed Dargah at Nellore on Sunday will conclude on Thursday. Nellore district administration is anticipating that nearly 25 lakh devotees may take part in the Rottela Panduga this year.
Nellore district collector O Anand and SP G Krishnakanth told reporters that elaborate arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of this annual festival over the next five days. While 1,700 plus police personnel will remain on guard to ensure the festival goes on smoothly without any untoward incidents, nearly 6,000 odd sanitation workers have been deployed to ensure that the entire premises divided into different zones are maintained cleanly till the end of the festival.
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